BLYTHEWOOD – The public will get its first look at the Master Plan for Doko Meadows Park on Wednesday, May 8, at Doko Manor. The Manor is located at 100 Alvina Hagood Circle. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the Master Plan will be presented at 6 p.m. A half-hour question and answer session will […]
Juneteenth at Doko Meadows Park
June 15, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – John Edwards, right, one of the organizers of Saturday’s second annual Juneteenth celebration in Doko Park, is shown here with soulful singer-songwriter “Katera on the Mic” of Columbia, who performed on the amphitheater stage along with other musicians. Edwards, owner of Blythewood Cigar and Wine and a popular area DJ, was responsible for […]
‘Grease’ is the word at Doko Park on Saturday
June 15, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Movie in the Park will return to Doko Park Saturday, June 17, featuring a classic on the big screen: Grease. The event is free and will include food trucks on site. Erica Page, organizer of the event, will be on hand to pass out balloons and goody bags before the movie starts. […]
Upfit and Open for Fun
June 1, 2023 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The playground at Doko Meadows Park reopened on Tuesday, May 30. The area was busy with people, big and small, on Wednesday morning following the announcement of its reopening. The park had been closed since mid-April for turf installation. New shades were added over the slide equipment in December 2020.
Christkindl in the park
December 15, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – This year, the Blythewood Christmas Parade paired up with the Blythewood Farmer’s Market for a Christkindl, a new Christmas shopping experience in Doko Meadows Park, for an over-the-top holiday weekend. The Christkindl marketplace included a live nativity scene, live seasonal music, arts, crafts, food trucks, Christmas gifts, gluhwein and beverages and Santa Land.
Town Hall announces two new marketing hires
March 24, 2022 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Town of Blythewood has hired two people to handle marketing duties for the Town. Kristi Coggins will take over as the new Doko Manor and Doko Meadows Park Director, succeeding Steve Hasterok, who will retire on April 30. Coggins, who will be paid $66,000 annually, will begin work on March 28, and […]
Reporting on park vandal getting expensive
October 21, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – No progress has been made in a vandalism case that caused glaring tire track damage to Doko Park. Richland County investigators still haven’t publicly identified the prime suspect who remains at large, and now the sheriff’s department is charging hefty fees to provide its email communications with Town of Blythewood leaders concerning the […]
Doko Park vandals truck ID’d
August 12, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Following an incident of vandalism in Doko Meadows Park on Saturday, July 31, Mayor Bryan Franklin and Town Administrator Carroll Williamson said during the Aug. 2, town council meeting that the incident had been captured on park cameras. Williamson said he didn’t know if the incident had been reported to the Richland County […]
Vandals strike Doko Park again
August 5, 2021 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After the latest in what has been years of varying degrees of vandalism in the town park, Town officials say they’ve had enough. During Monday night’s town council meeting Mayor Bryan Franklin announced that the park was struck again over the weekend by vandals who dug deep ruts in the grass, making 20- […]
